The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th August 2010 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th August 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: English lord crashed a party in affluent placeEL DORADOAAcross 7: English lord crashed a party in affluent placeELDORADOAAcross 9: Divine form of girl pursued by sailorAVATARAAcross 10: With one fell swoop, finally get out of tight spotHELPAAcross 11: Spanish president's home in African cityCASABLANCAAAcross 12: Serving soldierBATMANAAcross 14: Enthusiast adapted it as a piece of musicFANTASIAAAcross 15: Argentine ship's cookSILVERAAcross 17: Riddle for vetSCREENAAcross 20: Exercises parent organised as play for childrenPETER PANAAcross 22: Blend includes art arranged in rectangular arrayMATRIXAAcross 23: Indian princess from Poona chats animatedlyPOCAHONTASAAcross 24: Old lady's husband providing food for horsesMASHAAcross 25: I shut up about energy in time of freezeICE AGEAAcross 26: A report fabricated about duke hunting animalPREDATORDDown 1: American fliers not happy on jumbo jets, initiallyBLUEJAYSDDown 2: Hostile takeover company mountedCOUPDDown 3: Dance in French town heard repeatedlyCANCANDDown 4: Air in BBC broadcast about Jewish lawRABBINICDDown 5: Bats mostly strike in warm areaBANANABELTDDown 6: Practice with slow movements from sonata I chiefly selectedT'AI CHIDDown 6: Practice with slow movements from sonata I chiefly selectedTAI CHIDDown 6: Practice with slow movements from sonata I chiefly selectedTAICHIDDown 8: You may get it from boss if you become inflexibleOSSIFYDDown 13: Out to lunch, we ate madly and disappearedMELTEDAWAYDDown 16: Tramp caught by former partners gets very angryEXPLODESDDown 18: Fabric from new area, fashionable therefore acceptableNAINSOOKDDown 19: Wellington's section showing how soldiers should marchINSTEPDDown 21: Beethoven's work — exciting stuff that's timelessEROICADDown 22: So-called boy, son protected by motherMASTERDDown 24: Food cooked in different ways for team-mateMEAT